June 08, 2013 Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the stoppage of oil transfers through its territory from South Sudan from Sunday, state media report. Oil only started flowing again in April after the two sides struck a deal. President Bashir said in May that Sudan would stop the flow of oil if South Sudan continued to support rebels operating on Sudanese soil. The Sudanese army is fighting a rebel insurgency in at least three regions. ...
Continue Reading ?June 06, 2013 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners announced May 31 it canceled plans for a crude oil pipeline project designed to run from Texas to California. According to The Associated Press, Kinder Morgan canceled the Freedom pipeline project, consisting of a mix of converted natural gas pipelines and new construction, because there weren’t enough refineries interested in the project. The $2 billion project would have carried as many as 277,000 barrels of oil per day. Valero Energy Corp. ...
Continue Reading ?June 03, 2013 An important westbound route for Canadian bitumen has met new official resistance in the province it would cross. The government of British Columbia said evidence presented in federal hearings failed to allay its concerns about the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project between Edmonton, Alta., and Kitimat, BC. In its submission to the Joint Review Panel, the provincial government said Northern Gateway, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., hasn
Continue Reading ?May 31, 2013 MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) today announced that it has acquired Big Country Energy Services Inc., and its affiliated operating companies (collectively, « Big Country »), a North American oil and gas pipeline and facility construction services company headquartered in Calgary, Canada. The Company also has construction offices in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, as well as in Wyoming and North Dakota. Big Country’s services include: oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids gathering systems and pipeline construction; pipeline ...
Continue Reading ?May 24, 2013 Attackers blew up Yemen’s main oil export pipeline on Friday, halting the flow of crude, the government and industry sources said. « Subversive elements » in Serwah in central Maarib province had blown up the pipeline, which leads to the Red Sea, at dawn on Friday, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The Arabian Peninsula state, which relies on crude exports to replenish its reserves and finance up to 70 percent of budget spending, has ...
Continue Reading ?May 13, 2013 GDF SUEZ Bonaparte, a subsidiary of French energy giant GDF SUEZ, operator of the Bonaparte LNG project has awarded WGK a contract for a (pre-FEED) subsea concept definition study for the Bonaparte LNG project. This is GDF SUEZ
Continue Reading ?May 13, 2013 A new crude oil pipeline through Myanmar due to begin operations in September will put China in a favorable position compared to other Asian economic powerhouses challenged by energy security issues. At a capacity of 440,000 barrels a day, the pipeline
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